# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Shearer's Foods
> OSHA SIR `2016109677` · 10/13/2016 · NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Shearer's Foods
- **Location:** 3636 Medallion Ave, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, 72112
- **NAICS:** 311919
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a clogged fryer line. Chemical had been left in the drain line and when the hot oil hit the chemical and water, the employee was burned on the upper body.

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